93% of Workers Are More Productive Outside the Office

93% of Workers Are More Productive Outside the Office If you’re like most workers, the location in which you do your job isn’t up to you. Your company either allows employees to work from home, on a part-time or full-time basis … or mandates that everyone comes into the office. If your employer is in the latter camp, they might want to rethink their strategy. According to FlexJobs’ 5th Annual Super Survey, only 7 percent of workers say they’re most productive at work. FlexJobs surveyed more than 3,100 respondents who described themselves as interested in work flexibility, and found that workers in many demographics felt they were more productive almost anywhere else but in the office. Flexible work, including the ability to work from home, appealed to entrepreneurs, working parents, introverts, students, and military spouses, among others, and included every generation of workers, FlexJobs said in a statement. Video Player is loading.Play VideoPlayMuteCurrent Time  0:00/Duration  0:00Loaded: 0%Stream Type  LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time  -0:00  SharePlayback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedCaptionscaptions settings, opens captions settings dialogcaptions off, selectedAudio TrackFullscreenThis is a modal window. This video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser Error Code: MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED Technical details : No compatible source was found for this media. Session ID: 2019-12-31:4340052e461ad4b2748e1353 Player Element ID: jumpstart_video_1 OK Close Modal DialogBeginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window.PlayMuteCurrent Time  0:00/Duration  0:00Loaded: 0%Stream Type  LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time  -0:00  Playback Rate1xFullscreenClose Modal DialogThis is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.Close Modal DialogThis is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. The reasons boiled down to the number of interruptions most encounter at the office: 76 percent said working at home offered fewer interruptions from colleagues 75 encountered fewer distractions at home 69 percent cited fewer meetings Workers also chose reasons like avoiding office politics (68 percent) and the hassle of a commute (67 percent), and working in a more comfortable environment (51 percent). Sixty-five percent of workers said they felt they’d be more productive telecommuting than working at an office. Read Next: Are Cooks and Chefs the Most Egotistical Workers in America? If you’re a working parent reading this and wondering how the office could possibly be less distracting than what you have going on at home, you’re not alone. Although 51 percent of respondents chose their home as their favorite place to work, 8 percent opted for a coffee shop, coworking space, or similar, while 8 percent said they’d go to the office … but only outside business hours, when distractions are at a minimum. Read Next: 3 Ways to Reboot Your To-Do List More than a quarter of respondents said they go to the office to work, but only because they’re not allowed to telecommute. Read Next: 3 Crazy Things Managers Say and How to Respond “When the overwhelming majority of workers say that traditional office spaces are not conducive to inspiring their highest levels of productivity, something is clearly brokenâ€"certainly with the actual workplace environment, but more importantly with the corporate culture that isn’t addressing this problem,” said Sara Sutton Fell, Founder and CEO of FlexJobs, in a statement. “Employers who continue to blindly reinforce antiquated ways of working are going to find themselves with lower performing, less engaged, and less happy employees, whereas those who explore more flexible workplace arrangements such as telecommuting and flexible schedule options are taking advantage of a great competitive opportunity for their company.”